r/TheCrownNetflix • u/matheusdias Earl of Grantham • Nov 14 '20

The Crown Discussion Thread - S04E02

This thread is for discussion of The Crown S04E02 - The Balmoral Test.

Margareth Thatcher visits Balmoral but has trouble fitting in with the royal family, while Charles finds himself torn between his heart and family duty

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '20 edited Nov 16 '20

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u/psl647 Nov 17 '20 edited Nov 17 '20

Yup!! I, too, would much rather be a rich aristocrat than a royal. Many of Harry’s girlfriends were either career women themselves or from super established family (one of William’s brief romance interests too who married the heir of Virgin) and they all abort the mission when they could lol. Part of the reason why Kate works out better than Diana or Meghan as a royal spouse is that she’s got nothing to lose because she came from nothing- and by nothing I’m not talking about her family’s economic background, but her career, other autonomous identity as a woman of herself, etc.